Sometimes the energy is turned on and won’t shut off. There have been times I’ve forwarded 2-3 months of columns to Stick in advance AND a few submissions. I’ll sometimes get the inquisitive email from Stick asking “where do you get the energy?”

As many western currencies and some Asian currencies are pegged to the US Dollar we can assume expatriates from other countries have seen a decrease in their spending power as well. The big question everyone is asking is how low will it go, and when can we expect to see a return to more reasonable exchange rates?